Abstract
Purpose: The migration of working-age adults from rural China altered traditional patterns of intergenerational support among elderly persons who remain in rural regions. This survey examines how intergenerational support influences on the trend of ADL of the rural elderly.
Methods: Data derived from a 3-wave longitudinal survey conducted from 2001 to 2006. The baseline survey, and two follow-up surveys were carried out with 1,634, 1,368, and 1,067 elderly in rural Anhui Province. This study employs Individual Growth Model to estimate the effect of intergenerational support on the trend of their ADL.
Results: The results show that receiving financial or instrumental support from adult children accelerates the descending rate of older parents' ADL, and providing intergenerational financial or instrumental support to adult children, and stronger emotional cohesion with children decelerate the descending rate of their ADL. Life Satisfaction and depression affect on their ADL. The study reveals the mechanisms of the effect linking intergenerational support to their health status with direct and indirect paths.
Conclusions: The results revealed intergenerational support based on demand of the elderly, under the condition of permission, the altruism behavior of the elderly could improve their physical health.
Methods: Data derived from a 3-wave longitudinal survey conducted from 2001 to 2006. The baseline survey, and two follow-up surveys were carried out with 1,634, 1,368, and 1,067 elderly in rural Anhui Province. This study employs Individual Growth Model to estimate the effect of intergenerational support on the trend of their ADL.
Results: The results show that receiving financial or instrumental support from adult children accelerates the descending rate of older parents' ADL, and providing intergenerational financial or instrumental support to adult children, and stronger emotional cohesion with children decelerate the descending rate of their ADL. Life Satisfaction and depression affect on their ADL. The study reveals the mechanisms of the effect linking intergenerational support to their health status with direct and indirect paths.
Conclusions: The results revealed intergenerational support based on demand of the elderly, under the condition of permission, the altruism behavior of the elderly could improve their physical health.
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17
Session 2
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52 307
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Regular session only
Language of Presentation
English
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